2 UTHIMOTHI 2
Ibutho elithembekileko lakaKrestu Jesu
1Nje-ke wena ndodanami, qina emseni okuKrestu Jesu. 2Lokho owangizwa ngikufundisa phambi kwabofakazi abanengi, kudlulisele ebantwini abathembekileko abazakwazi nabo ukukufundisa abanye.
3Hlanganyela ekuhluphekeni njengebutho elihle lakaKrestu Jesu. 4Akakho ophuma ipi khisibe usazilibazisa ngokwekhaya; ibutho liphikelela ukuthokozisa indunalo. 5Ngokunjalo ophalisanako akathunjiswa unongorwana angakaphalisani ngokomthetho. 6Umlimi ozibulalisa ngokulima, nguye ekufanele amukele maqangi iinthelo. 7Yelela engikutjhoko ngombana iKosi izakunikela ilemuko ezintweni zoke.
8Khumbula uJesu Krestu owavuswa kabafileko ongowomlibo kaDavida, ngokwevangeli lami 9engihlupheka ngalo kufikela lapha ngabotjhwa khona njengeselelesi. Kodwana ilizwi lakaZimu alikabotjhwa lona. 10Ngalokho nginyamezelela koke ngebanga labakhethiweko ukuze nabo bamukeliswe isindiso ekuKrestu Jesu kanye nephazimulo yanini nanini. 11Siliqiniso isitjho esithi:
“Nangabe safa naye
sizokuphila naye godu.
12Nasinyamezelako
sizakubusa naye,
nangabe siyamphika
naye uyosiphika.
13Nangabe asikathembeki,
yena uyokuhlala njalo athembekile
ngombana angekhe aziphika.”
Isisebenzi esithembekileko
14Bakhumbuze ngalokho, ubakhalimele phambi koZimu bona bangaphosani ngamezwi ngombana akusizi ngalitho, kodwana kukhubekisa abalaleli. 15Khuthalela bona uziveze kuZimu uthembekile, usisebenzi esingananhloni, esifundisa ilizwi leqiniso ngokutjhejisisa. 16Ikulumo elilize nesilapheleko iphayele ngeqadi ngombana ithuwelelisa abantu ekoneni. 17Ukukhuluma kwabo kuzakuba njengesilonda esibhibhidlhako. Phakathi kwabo nguHimenewu noFileto, 18abaphaphalaze eqinisweni ngokuthi bathi ukuvuka kwabafileko sekwadlula, batjhabalalise nokukholwa kwabanye. 19Nokho isisekelo sakaZimu sinzinzile, sinephawu elithi:
“USomnini uyabazi
labo ekungebakhe,”
nokuthi:
“Ngiloyo naloyo
obiza ibizo leKosi
akadede ebukhohlakalini.”
20Ngendlini ekulu kunezitja ekungasizo zegolide nesiliva kwaphela, kodwana zekhuni nezomdaka. Ezinye zisetjenziselwa okukhethekileko ezinye okujayelekileko. 21Ngalokho nangabe umuntu uyazihlanza ezintwenezo, uzakuba sisitja esihloniphekileko esinobuphulukelo kumniniso nesilungele yoke imisebenzi emihle. 22Balekela iinkanuko zobutjha, utjhisekele ukulunga, ukukholwa, ithando nokuthula, kanye nalabo ababiza iKosi ngehliziyo emsulwa. 23Iinkulumo zobudlhayela nokuphikisana okunganalwazi ukuphephe ngombana uyazi bona lokho kubanga ukurarana. 24Isisebenzi seKosi asikafaneli sibe nenturhu, kodwana asibe nomusa kibo boke nelisu lokufundisa, sinyamezele, 25sisole abaphikisana naso ngesizotha, mhlamunye uZimu angahle abaphe ithuba lokuphenduka balazi iqiniso. 26Iye, bangahle baphephe esifini sakaSathana ababanjwe kiso ngokuthunjwa kokwenza intando yakhe.
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